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Guyana is the most important new oil find in the Americas. Support from the United States will be important in ensuring security in its fight against Venezuela. Read more...

This report highlights the importance of coral reefs around the world, describes potential consequences of climate in-action, and provides recommendations on how to save corals before they are gone.Read more...

This issue brief documents several recent case studies of international corporate foreign policy decisions that can largely be seen as acts of corporate social responsibility, including corporate decisions about the Jamal Khashoggi murder, Israeli West Bank settlements, and Bangladeshi garment factories.Read more...

The Amazon Rainforest is the world’s largest rainforest and one of the most biodiverse areas on the planet. NBC News reports, “The Amazon takes in as much as 2 billion tons of carbon dioxide a year and releases 20 percent of the planet's oxygen, earning it the nickname ‘the lungs of the planet.’” Unfortunately, the rainforest has long been under siege from deforestation.Read more...

Last week, the White House released a 1,600 page report by the U.S. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP) on the significant threats of climate change to the United States. The USGCRP report is more than just another dire climate change assessment. Simply ignoring climate change or searching for scapegoat excuses is no longer possible. Read more...

A new study released today by FTI Consulting provides fresh insight into the biodiesel industry. Biodiesel is produced from a variety of natural oils such as soybean oil, soy oil, animal fats such as chicken fat and waste cooking oils and greases. Since the fuel is made from natural organic material, biodiesel is both renewable and biodegradable.Read more...

According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) latest report, carbon emissions must be curbed on unprecedented levels. The Paris Climate Agreement already set ambitious goals, but the IPCC recommends more must be done. Are those objectives impossible to reach? These countries think not:Read more...

The effects of continuing corruption, globalization, climate change, and surging population growth, will likely undermine stability in Africa, potentially opening areas (and grievances) for terrorist organizations to exploit. Now is not the time to pull out of Africa.Read more...

In Ukraine’s case, it is simple. Ukraine wants Russia to return its sovereign territory and be a part of western institutions such as NATO and the EU. From a Russian perspective, to agree to these terms entails a variety of high cost concessions.Read more...